Magnitude Matters

David Henderson has written two very good pieces recently at the Hoover Institution's Defining Ideas.  They are a two-part discussion on...

The evil empire known as the NCAA has now finally relaxed its rules on amateurism allowing college athletes to earn compensation off of thei...

I know you want to do good, and I know you want to think that wanting to do good combined with doing something results in doing good. Unfort...

When well-meaning fools lament the plethora of choices we have in a free market society, they make a crucial mistake. They ignore the necess...

At first it was gradual, and then all of a sudden it was acute. I could be blamed for putting myself in such a position--at least it was som...

  Walter Williams, one of the greatest communicators and expositors of freedom and economics, passed away this week. While I never had the p...

In late summer every football fan begins to dream about the season to come with aspirational hopes for one's team and general excitement...

A more competition-friendly society will be more efficient (extract more wealth from a given level of resource consumption) which will make ...

The most important debate we should be having and must have eventually is under what circumstances, to what extent, and by whose authority s...

Consider: Are some populations less susceptible to (severe) infection? Is there a genetic, cultural, experienced condition that could be...

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is upon us. But rest assured; our fearless leaders are here to help  by making sure we ke...

I'm going to propose something that is completely crazy. . . Hear me out on this. I think we should get the government completely out ...

Partial list of serious problems where too many of us are unreasonably unwilling to accept the clearly best solutions*:  Climate change...

What is the logical difference in the following statements. In other words, why should I agree with some but not all or disagree with some...

Trump wants to “win” international trade, and he is considering renegotiation of finalized deals and taxes (for imports) and subsidies (for...

Partial list of nations and empires with famous walls: China: The Great Wall Germany: Berlin Wall Israel: Israeli West Bank barrier Rom...

Let's start with a trip out of town . Got your playlist ready? Sherman, to the Way Back Machine! Read Jeffrey Tucker's sensible, ...

Test your ability to think like an economist by finding the link between these two stories: Ice storm creates demand for chainsaws across ...

Last week I attended the annual Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Of course, I didn't wear my sunglasses (a little...

Want to know how much better life is? Look to the Easter Bunny . Water, water everywhere . . . before you get caught up in the hyperventil...